Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-310)
Introduction : fundamentalist in the context of the millenarian tradition -- The revival of British millenarianism, 1800-1845 -- The millenarian tradition in the United States, 1800-1845 -- John Nelson Darby and dispensationalism -- The second phase of the millenarian revival in Britain and the United States, 1845-78 -- Biblical literalism : millenarianism and the Princeton theology -- The prophecy and Bible conference movement -- The millenarian meridian -- The fundamentals -- The crisis within millenarianism, 1895-1914 -- The decade of the twenties